Harry says MIBIII is a whole lot of fun!

I have not necessarily been a big fan of the MEN IN BLACK franchise thus far. I've always like Will and Tommy - but they've never had a villain that particularly worked for me. The effects have always been a bit on the cartoonish side - and frankly there's nothing particularly wrong with that - these are family sci-fi comedies and as light weight fun, they've always tried to pack some really awesome fun sci-fi conceits into what is otherwise a very jokey series.

The jokes keep coming - with Will's J and Tommy's K are a wonderful charismatic team - and when young K is played by Brolin... I was just dumbstruck by that performance. Brolin was WOW. I think pretty much the entire time he was on screen I was just smiling like a jackass.

The various Rick Baker creatures and aliens in this feature are wonderful. Big duh, but I just love his work. In particular - what I'm pretty sure was a Homeless Metaluna Mutant just wandering amidst the clutter of a modern day New York street - well... IT KILLED ME, but I was alone laughing at it. The film plays like that, rewarding folks that pick up on the very layered shots.

The 3D in the first half of the film felt very cool, in the second half - it seems the action was sped up and with the blur - the 3D flattened and it wasn't nearly as impactful as that last act in theory would have presented itself as being.

In particular, I really loved the emotional heft of the final act, I wasn't really expecting that from a MEN IN BLACK film. They've always played so light and fluffy - that when they do what they do... I was geniunely caught up in it.

What this isn't is a mega-homerun for me. There's just something about Bo Welch's design that feels a tad tired for me. I've always thought it was overly influenced by 60's Pop-Art shapes and lines - and for this film, going back into the Sixties - it finally started to work for me.

The biggest disappointment is the villain for me. I love Jemaine Clement of FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS - but he was never particularly threatening to me. There was always something just incompetent about BORIS THE ANIMAL, that never allowed me to quite take him seriously. And yes, I know this is a Sci Fi Family Comedy - but so was GALAXY QUEST and their bad guy, when push came to shove... was proven to be something to be feared. Something to want to run away from. BORIS' vengeful one armed alien... I just thought Crispin Glover did a better job with that type of role in HOT TUB TIME MACHINE, a sci fi comedy that I enjoyed completely.

MEN IN BLACK III is not a bad film - in fact I would absolutely watch it again, just for the work between Will & Tommy and Will & Brolin. That's what really connected with me on this episode - and Josh Brolin

I like that there's something mysterious that happened to K on this long ago mission that changed him forever. When it is revealed, it actually makes complete character sense and it made me forgive the short comings of the villain.

Most of all though - I want to play WHERE'S WALDO with this film on Blu - when I can stop scenes and marvel at all the marvels that are glimpsed fleetingly. In the end though - I think I might have liked this film over both of the two previous incarnations. Definitely more than the second film, which just didn't seem to have a terrible lot going for it. Still fun, but just not what I wanted.

My favorite character is Griffin, played by Michael Stuhlbarg and he's someone that exists along infinite Earths and timelines. A bit like The Watcher from Marvel, but much more blue collar. I won't go into the particular whimsies of this character just so you can discover them on your own, but Stuhlbarg really nails a character that otherwise would have just been so annoying. He gives Griffin a sense of awe and of appreciation for the infinite possibilities that he witnesses.

let me review it for you. it SUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEDDDDDDD and Peter Berg had better use what little good will he still has from The Rundown to make a good movie instead of trying to just make a bunch of money by trying to be a retarded director like Bay.

i just sent you email, pointing out that one of your contributors is using this site to spread his racist ways...
please get rid of the obnoxious contributor... he is less of use to this site than scriptgirl

I never was a big fan of Men In Black. They were just alright, but it always seemed a little less than whole. As if they were relying too much on the gimmick of, "Oh look at this weird alien stuff, that should satisfy you over any kind of great character development or an interesting story."
But Men In Black III changes that and is a character focused film that stays grounded in its emotional turmoil. I loved it. This is the first Men In Black movie that is great and is easily the best of the series.
Alluding SPOILER
I do wish the ending came through with something more powerful. But what does happen is emotional enough, I guess. I just had something better and more hard-hitting in mind. I wish they took that leap. The same leap I hope The Dark Knight Rises takes, but I fear it won't because it just alludes to it so much that everyone is expecting it. Much like what this film was doing throughout and it just kind of chickened out.

to slap away another man (and don't get touchy -- gender has nothing to do with it) who TRIES TO KISS YOU ON THE MOUTH. Fucking boundaries. In the old days that dude would have been knocked the fuck out and it would have been understood he deserved it.
I bet he wanted to knock him out. I commend him both for not taking it and for restraining himself.
You can't just run up to strangers and start trying to kiss them. Just because he's a celebrity doesn't mean they are somehow friends. The guy was being deliberately aggressive and we should not lay down our right to defend our dignity.

I say good! I like that kind of headline. It entertains me while I eat my Corn Flakes. That's what Rip Torn was put on this earth to do: entertain me. And when Rip Torn gets drunk, gets himself armed, and breaks into a bank in the middle of the night, you can count me ENTERTAINED. Good job, Sir.

Oh, and I'll catch a matinee of this, in a few weeks. Not a movie I need to see with a bunch of idiots texting, talking, and sharding themselves in a crowded theater. <P>
Considering how much restraint I had to use, (before the previews even rolled), when I went to see The Avengers, I seriously doubt MIB3 is worth that much of a headache.<P>
But the previous two (yes, both of them) were fun little diversions. They always make me want to watch Mars Attacks!<P>
Although the second MIB was a little silly (and way too short). People seem to forget these are comic book movies.

Saw it earlier in London. I really had low expectations after MIB2 let me down badly.
But happy to report MIB3 is almost as good a movie as MIB1. That really surprised me how it took so long & the end result is enjoyable but complex & relies more on the actors than VFX or wall to wall mindless action.
MIB3 is well worth your time/money if you liked MIB1 as its very close to that tone & unless your unemotional the end of the movie will make you feel something towards the J + K partnership......
I think MIB3 will be a big surprise this summer financially & end up one of the higher grossing movies as it relies on genuine human emotion & interaction more than recent hollywood movies have dared produce. For that alone it deserves a lot of credit as it reminds me of that time not too long ago where every summer we got decent popcorn movie to enjoy!
9/10 from me.

Clearly there has been quite a bit of news grumbling around Hollywood over the "heated debate" between Billy The Kidd and Sonnenfeld.
If you read the review, you can tell that Sonnenfeld didn't enjoy the fact that he was having to explain himself (and his methods) to some internet blogger. Perhaps he feels that as an artist, he shouldn't/doesn't have to explain his work, or the process leading up to the completion of his work.
I have a suspicion the Sonnenfeld's people, after getting a hold of Billy The Kidd, also got in contact with Mr. HeadGeek himself. I'm sure that while Harry was adamant that the interview would still post online, he agreed to sit down and write a positive review about the movie.
This is yet another example of Artist vs Critic. However, in today's immediate availability of information it's a bit more difficult to prevent the world from knowing our dirty little secrets.

The only argument being made for it is, it's better than the second one at least. Then there's the freaking moron from the NYC Movie Guru that said it's the first blockbuster of the summer. I guess Ovi Offer missed that other movie.

Surprisingly, this movie has a 69% rating on Rotten Tomatoes right now. So far, I haven't really been interested, because MIB II sucked, and it was 10 years ago. Maybe I'll have to reconsider. I still wish these movies weren't always about getting K back, what with all the possibilities this franchise has. There have to be more stories they can tell.

The talkback section of this website may be a lot of things, but glorifying hate speech aint one of em. So get the fuck out you ignorant fuck. Make sure to kiss your momma on her mouth on your way out, tell her I said hi (how does my dick taste btw?).

Man, that animation is one of the best yet! Harry Yun Fat. MIB3 better not suck though! These positive reviews might have convinced me. No 3D for me this time though. Avengers did nothing for me in 3D. And the movie frame didnt even cover the entire length of the screen! What a gip! Even if I dont make it to MIB3 this weekend, all is still well though because in 2 weeks...
PROMETHEUS!!!!

Just review the movie. If you want to review the effects in general that's one thing, but everybody and their mom is trying to make a movie 3-D, and forgetting about the movie itself. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Oh, I saw it last night myself, in good old fashioned five dollars cheaper 2-D, and it was a blast. Now go bitch slap Capone.

of course he's going to be Ah helll naw, etc. It's who the character is. If you want to see Smith in something else fine. I've seen bits of Ali, but I highly recommend Seven Pounds. I mean it's like going to McDonald's and wondering why they have a Big Mac on the menu.

"I have not necessarily been a big fan of the MEN IN BLACK franchise thus far."
"I've always like Will and Tommy - but they've never had a villain that particularly worked for me."
"The biggest disappointment [of MIB3] is the villain for me."
"MIBIII is a whole lot of fun!"
Can Harry just give this site some credibility and stop reviewing movies? If everything's super, then nothing is. The only time there's a bad review of any film is when Harry's listing out the best DVD releases of the week. Bad reviews. In a best releases list.

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okay, total nerd comments to follow but...
I just don't understand the time travel working sof MIB III.
Once Boris goes back & kills K the future is changed. Got it.
So why does Agent J/Will Smith still sport the MIB gear and know who K even was or were MIB HQ is located?
Then when at the rocket launch J runs at Boris getting shot/stabbed with the spike things, grabs Boris, jumps, time travels to 30 seconds ago, but this time knows how to avoid the shots. Cool.
BUT.....why isn't he still stabbed? Why doesn't Boris know they just jumped? If time travel can undo injury.....
Why not drag the dead dad up, jump off the tower with him, time travel, and tell him to duck before he gets shot?

you think too much it hurts the brain. It had something to do with him being there in the first place. That's why he needed the chocolate milk, and was the only one who remembered K. By the way, boooooooooger!

SHOULD hurt the brain, because they posit that time as we understand it is an illusion rather than a solid, dependable thing. If time travel exists, and it is possible to change the past, then everything we think we know is wrong and reality itself is a mind-fuck.
Now, I wrote a time travel episode of "Outer Limits" and worked very, very hard to make it internally and externally consistent, but ultimately you are simply asking for a suspension of disbelief from your audience, asking them to go along for the ride. You probably cannot erase the last speck of bullshit from the plot.
Fun trying, though.

I liked MIIIB, but when time travel is brought into the series, you know they've run out of original ideas.
Now, I loved the first film, but the second film was just lazy and boring.
Yes, this film is much better than the second, but it's definitely time to retire the series or dare I say it...reboot!
Reboot the frabchise with a new cast and instead of having it be a comedy, make it a serious film.

He's been doing this for years, and you know what to expect....why keep whining about it? Why keep coming back at all and clicking on his stories?
Stick to the reviewers you like/trust and stop bitching on Harry's TB's like it's the first time anyone has ever said he's a shitty writer or his opinions are bought and paid for.
Loved a comment above that posits a situation as fact with absolutely zero proof - about a certain reviewer vs Sonnenfeld and Harry doing a fluff-piece to keep him happy. No doubt if asked to provide proof of this award winning theory he'd say "Well obviously they'd cover it up" and put forth the abscence of evidence as evidence.

I love this site but I have to take the big guy's opinions with a hefty dose of salt.
He doesn't like Inception but Ghost Rider 2 was good. Hmmmm, can't agree with that.
He rates Casino above Goodfellas. Yes, both epics but come on! Casino loses a star for showing me Pesci getting head from Sharon Stone (shudder).
And putting Snatch before Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is also very wrong. Yes, Brad has a crazy accent but LSATSB is the king of modern British crime mayhem. Where else would you see The Transporter, Dr Jekyll, that bloke in a wheelchair from Doom and Juggernaut in the same film?

The Silvermoon Drive in Lakeland FL has installed digital projection much to my surprise and it looked fantastic. This movie is decent enough if for nothing else Brolin's impressive T.L.Jone's routine. The big reveal ending was rather touching.

so boring, the third act was nowhere near a redeem for the first 2 hours of lame cluefinding. wow, josh brolin can act like tommy lee jones, so can everyone who's ever seen the Fugitive, and I didn't watch this for tommy lee jones anyhow, i watched it for the AMAZING LACK of aliens.

Whoever decided to place that into Hancock was 10 years too late, and an idiot. Hancock could have been fantastic, but was the typical Hollywood cluster fuck. That is an example of a "loud obnoxious white man" messing up a movie with potential. I might just see MIB3 in the theaters based on some of these reviews though.

Saw it, thought it was... ok, I guess, mmmumwhatever. Felt like watching TV aimed at fifth graders. And why hasn't this moved to TV by now? The whole premise is still kinda sorta fun, but way too tired for some big ticket bs- and time travel is Star Trek Voyager level tired. Yes, drfever is correct, nothing is even remotely consistent in the way time travel is presented. (*AHOY! SPOILERS AHEAD!*) Yes, J would definitely still be skewered and doubled himself, etc., after the jump with Boris- that series of events made not a lick of sense. Also, yes, either the big sentimental "pay-off" at the end means something- as in K then devoted his life to silently watching over J, Obi Wan-style- or it doesn't mean jack- as in J was destined to be a successful MIB agent (with a partner he emotionally connected with) without K- can't really have it both ways. Simpsons Comic Book Guy says it is "the end of Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes level of lazy time travel writing. Sci-fi movie jail for the lot of ye!"

One of the questions was why is Agent J still an agent? Well, remember that in the first movie, he was discovered by a MiB agent because he (as a cop) ran-down an especially fast and flexible rogue alien with an alien weapon, after which he reported that to his superiors. Of course that would get the attention of MiB, who would send an agent to come to clean up the scene, and this was a time when MiB was actively recruiting agents (remember they had a number of people in the test). This is something that would be completely unaffected by the time change. Any agent would most likely find Will Smith a good candidate after that.

In the scene where Agent J jumps off the Chrysler building and is passing through the "stock market crash" period of time, there's a man falling through the air next to Will Smith. I could have SWORN it was Bob Hoskins, in what would be a sly reference to his "falling from a skyscraper" scene in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Anyone else notice this? Was I hallucinating? (Note: the answer to those questions are not necessarily mutually exclusive.)

Hey guess what it turns out that Jones' character actually knew Smith's character as a child and has had his eye on him this whole time!! It's "Anakin made C3PO" and "Yoda knew Chewbacca" and "old Spock tells young Spock and young Kirk that they're destined to be besties" ... fuck I hate this trend of going into the past of existing properties to show how everything was already connected (and thus the first movie now makes no sense).

Both this kids need to STFU and get out of the spotlight until they're a bit older. The expression they both wear 95% of the time makes me feel homicidal... or maybe it's suicidal. They both look like they want to kill themselves. Willow puts out a song just recently called "I AM ME" is there a more narcissistic title/theme for a song?

Jaden, your rapping sucks and if your dad was not Will Smith nobody on the planet would hand you a mic or listen to you spit more than half a line.
Also, wipe that stupid fucking pained expression off your face. You seem to think it puts across a cool, James Dean vibe but it just looks to me like there is a thumbtack stuck into your ballbag. Actually that was just to be funny, it actually makes you look like one of the biggest cunts on the planet.